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Relevant Extracts from "Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013":  Art. 29. Central Monitoring Committee.— (1) The Central Government shall, by notification, constitute a Central Monitoring Committee in accordance with the provisions of this section.  (2) The Central Monitoring Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:—       (a) The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment—Chairperson, ex officio;       (b) Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes—member, ex officio;       (c) Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment— member, ex officio;       (d) Chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis— member, ex officio;       (e) the Member of the Planning Commission dealing with development of the Scheduled Castes—member, ex officio;       (f) ...

  In a remarkable achievement, India has been elected as the Chairman of the Executive Board of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) with the highest number of votes during the 23rd AIBD General Conference, held from 19–21 August 2025 in Phuket, Thailand. This marks a significant milestone, as India last held the position of AIBD Executive Council Chairman in 2016. With this development, India’s leadership role within AIBD has been further strengthened, even as its current tenure as President of the AIBD General Conference continues until August 2025. About AIBD Founded in 1977 under the auspices of UNESCO, the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) is a unique regional inter-governmental organization. It currently has more 92 member organizations from 45 countries, including: 26 Government Members represented by 48 national broadcasters 44 Affiliate Members from 28 countries and regions, spanning Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa, Arab States, ...

  In June 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the   Health Inequality Monitoring (HIM) Network —a WHO-led initiative committed to advancing health equity and inclusive health systems. Hosted by the Department of Data, Digital Health, Analytics and AI, the HIM Network advocates for the implementation of the   Inequality Monitoring and Analysis Strategy , which supports three goals: strengthening capacity for health inequality monitoring; generating and disseminating evidence on health inequality; and developing health inequality monitoring tools, resources and best practices. The HIM Network’s initial membership consists of 12 institutions, spanning all WHO regions and encompassing over 100 individual contributors. The 12 members were selected from 68 applications received through an open call in March 2025 on the basis of their training and capacity-building experience, technical capacity, engagement in national and global initiatives, publication and re...

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